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1173 in the years V. E. 1652 (1595 A. D.) 1672 (1615 A. D.), 1776 (1719 A. D.), and 1780 (1723 A. D.) respectively.
Nohar :
The Parshwanath temple at Nohar is old. It has a fragmentary30 inscription of V. E. 1084 (1028 A. D.) recording that Bahad and Samyathu completed it. The Sutradhar was Balaich's son Gohar. There are also several bronzes bearing inscriptions of the 15th century A. D., which seem to have been brought from the Sirohi31 or Gujarat area.
Bhadara, which is about 25 miles away from Nohar, is also an old site. The Jain temple here has an inscription of V. E. 1130 (1073 A. D.) incised on the icon of Parshwanath. But the present temple seems to have been completed in V. E. 1757 (1700 A. D.). The older icon was brought from another temple, the location of which remains unknown.
Bhatancr :
Bhataner is also known as Hanumangarh. During the 15th century A. D., several important Jain shresthis were residing here. A grand Sanghayatra was arranged by Jains of the town. In the Shantinath temple the older Mulanayak icon was dated V. E. 1489 (1432 A. D.). It broke and is now lying in the Upasara. Three icons dated V. E. 1501 (1444 A. D.) of Mahavir,32 Shambhavanath and Ajitnath were consecrated by Mahendra Suri of the Brihadugachchha. On the icon of Mahavir, the word Bhattanagar is specifically mentioned. The Adinath icon dated V. E. 1566 (1509 A. D.) is in worship as the Mulanayak in the Shantipath temple. There are also several bronzes of the 15th century A. D. in the temple.
30. ibid No. 2468. 31. This assumption is based on the fact that most of the inscriptions belong
to Tapagachchha etc., whose wide spread activities in Bikaner area, at
that time is doubtful, 32. Bikaner No. 2152 to 2154.
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